Steve Kay for Lexington

Crime Statistic Information

Residents can now find out more information about crimes in their neighborhoods and even sign up for alerts about recent crime activity on RAIDS Online.  Data from the LFUCG Police Department is uploaded daily and you can search by distance, crime type, and date range.  It also has graphs that show…

The Budget Process

The budget process is starting now for FY 2013.  Currently, the Mayor’s office is conducting budget hearings in which the Department of Finance meets with all divisions of government to review their proposed budgets.  This year, as last year, the reviews reflect challenging economic times, and so i…

Fresh Food is coming to the Government Center!

Good news!  Starting in May, the Lexington Farmer’s Market will have a stand in the lobby of the Government Center selling fresh fruits and vegetables to Government employees.  The details are being hammered out but a resolution should come before Council in the next few weeks.  Healthy local food …

Food trucks moving forward

There has been some good news on the food truck front.  The subcommittee working on a pilot program for the downtown core believes they have an agreement that meets the various needs and concerns expressed.  Under the proposal, food trucks would be allowed on public property late night from 10:00 p…

First Open Meeting

I held my first Open Meeting on Tuesday, February 28th at the Downtown Library.  Over 20 people attended.  Thank you to all  who came.Those who attended identified topics of interest at the beginning of the meeting and we managed to briefly cover all the suggested topics.  The topics were quite var…